The Hidden Costs of the Perfect Lawn
Update: 2025-10-09
Description
We return home after our series of travel episodes, stepping foot on the environmental money pit disguised as curb appeal. This episode of Sustainable Planet, Jorden and Kimberly explore the historical roots of lawn aesthetics, the significant water and chemical usage associated with maintaining lawns, and the broader social inequities tied to lawn culture. What has become a status symbol, whose maintenance is often mandated by law, the modern lawn needs an update to be more sustainable.
Recommended Resources
- The growth of lawn popularity in the US
- Paul Robbins’s sociological take on lawn culture
- Residential lawns in the US
- Resource stats for lawns
- Not just a US issue
- Why lawns are ecological deserts
- Kimberly’s Substack newsletter post
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